Primary 6 have been learning about life in Victorian times. They discovered many children were sent to work in dangerous factories or as a chimney sweep.

They were therefore denied their right to Article 32 – Children must not be sent to work and working conditions should be safe and Article 28 – Right to an Education.

When children were allowed to attend school their teachers were very strict. They used the belt or cane to punish children and often humiliated them by making them sit at the front of the room wearing a ‘Dunce’ hat and encouraged other pupils to ridicule them.

They were therefore denied their right to Article 19 – Adults should do what’s best for children. Children should not be harmed or punished.